G Ten years ago on a cold dark night D C G A man was killed 'neath the town hall light G There were few at the scene, but they all did agree D C G That the man who ran looked alot like me The judge said son what is your alibi If you were somewhere else then you won't have to die I spoke not a word though it meant my life For I'd been in the arms of my best friend's wifeThe scaffold was high and eternity near She stood in the crowd and shed not a tear But sometimes at night when the cold wind blows In a long black veil she cries over my bones She walks these hills In a long black veil She visits my grave When the night winds wail Nobody knows, nobody sees, nobody knows but meC G C G She walks these hills in a long black veil C G C G And visits my grave when the night winds wail C G Nobody knows, nobody sees C D G Nobody knows but me